2023–24 National Premier League

The 2023–24 Jamaica Premier League is the 50th season of the top-tier football league in Jamaica. The season began on October 22, 2023, and is scheduled to conclude on May 19, 2024.^[1] 14 teams will be competing in the league, with Mount Pleasant F.A. being the defending champions.^[2] The Wray and Nephew Group replaced Digicel as the new title sponsor at the start of the 2023–24 season.^[3]

Jamaica Premier League

Season	2023–24
Dates	22 October 2023 - 19 May 2024
Matches played	23
Goals scored	56 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Justin Dunn (4 goals)
Longest winning run	3 Wins Mount Pleasant
Longest unbeaten run	3 Matches Mount Pleasant Humble Lion Vere United
Longest winless run	4 Matches Molynes United
Longest losing run	2 Losses Treasure Beach Lime Hall Dunbeholden
← 2022-23 All statistics correct as of 14 November 2023.

Background

Two pre-season friendlies were announced by Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) prior to the start of the 2023-24 season. The friendlies would first see Mount Pleasant face Cavalier in the “Powerade Finals Rematch” on October 15th, followed by Arnett Gardens vs Waterhouse in the second staging of the “Boom El Classico” on October 16th.^[4]

While Mount Pleasant defeated Cavalier 3-1 in the Powerade Finals rematch held at the Drax Hall Sports Complex, there were uncertainties whether the Boom El Classico match would be allowed to be hosted at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex due to curfews in the surrounding areas.^[5] The match was later postponed to October 20th with the venue changed to the Drewsland Mini-Stadium.^[6][7] Arnett Gardens defeated Waterhouse 2-0 to retain the Boom El Classico trophy after also running out winners in the inagural edition held in the 2022 preseason.^[8][9]

Overview

The season kicked off on 22 October 2023, with 6 of the 7 scheduled match week one fixtures contested. Cavalier and Harbour View match week one and two fixtures were postponed due to both teams involvement in the knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.

In a late announcement by the PFJL, all 5 match week two fixtures on Sunday, 29 October 2023, were postponed due to Reggae Girls hosting Guatemala at home in the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification competition.^[10][11]

Derbies

Match Week 4
Portmore & West Kingston Derbies

Match week four was promoted as derby day, with two local derbies, the "Portmore Derby" and the "West Kingston Derby", scheduled on 12 November 2023. The Portmore Derby, the newer of the two, saw Dunbeholden square up against Portmore United at the Ferdi Neita Sports Complex. While the more established and historic West Kingston Derby between Arnett Gardens and Tivoli Gardens was hosted at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex.

Portmore United defeated Dunbeholden 2-0 in the Portmore Derby. The fiercely contested matchup saw both team go down to 10 players. Dunbeholden's Rohan Brown was shown a straight red card in the 12^th minute and Portmore United's Emelio Rousseau shown a straight red card in the 70^th minute for violent conduct.^[12]

Tivoli Gardens defeated Arnett Gardens 3-1 in the West Kingston Derby to mark their first derby victory at their arch-nemesis home ground since 2019. Justin Dunn netted all 3 goals for Tivoli Gardens to earn the premier league's first hat-trick of season, he was rewarded with the man of the match award for his outstanding derby performance.^[13]

Teams

Fourteen teams are competing in the league — the top twelve teams from the previous season and two promoted teams from the second division. The two newly promoted teams, Lime Hall and Treasure Beach, are both making their debut in the Jamaica Premier League. They replaced Faulkland and Chapelton Maroons, both of whom were making their debut in the league. They finished 13th and 14th, respectively, at the conclusion of the 2022–23 season and were relegated to the second division.^[14]

 

 

Kingston

 

Humble Lions

 

Dunbeholden

 

Molynes United

 

Portmore United

 

Mount Pleasant

 

Vere United

 

Lime Hall

 

Montego Bay United

 

Treasure Beach

 

Kingston teams
  Arnett Gardens
  Cavalier
  Harbour View
  Tivoli Gardens
  Waterhouse

class=notpageimage|

Location of teams in the 2023–24 National Premier League

Stadiums & Locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium Capacity
Arnett Gardens Football Club	Kingston	Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex	6,000
Cavalier Football Club	Kingston	Stadium East	3,000
Dunbeholden Football Club	Portmore	Dunbeholden Sports Complex	1,500
Harbour View Football Club	Kingston	Harbour View Football Club Stadium	7,000
Humble Lion Football Club	May Pen	Effortville Community Centre	1,500
Lime Hall Community Club	Saint Ann's Bay	Draxhall Sports Complex	3,500
Molynes United Football Club	Half Way Tree	Jasceria Park Recreational Center	1,500
Montego Bay United Football Club	Montego Bay	Wespow Park	3,000
Mount Pleasant Football Academy	Runaway Bay	Draxhall Sports Complex	3,500
Portmore United Football Club	Portmore	Ferdie Neita Sports Complex	3,000
Tivoli Gardens Football Club	Kingston	Edward Seaga Sports Complex	5,000
Treasure Beach Football Club	Treasure Beach	St. Elizabeth Technical High School	3,000
Vere United Football Club	Hayes	Wembley Centre of Excellence	4,000
Waterhouse Football Club	Kingston	Waterhouse Mini Stadium	5,000

Source: Jamaica Premier League

Personel & Kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Shirt Sponsor (chest)	Kit Manufacturer
Arnett Gardens	Xavier Gilbert^[15]	Joel Cunningham	none	Admiral Sportswear
Cavalier Football Club	Rudolph Speid^[16]	Kyle Ming	Foska Oats
Dunbeholden Football Club	Lenworth Hyde Jr.^[17]		Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited
Harbour View Football Club	Ludlow Bernard^[18]		VM Group Limited
Humble Lion Football Club	Andrew Price^[19]	Andrew Vanzie	none
Lime Hall Community Club	David Pryce^[20]		Lynk Digital Payments
Molynes United Football Club	Alex Thomas^[21]	Jason Wright	Konnexx Services Limited
Montego Bay United Football Club	Neider Dos Santos^[22]	Nevaun Turner	Mastercard
Mount Pleasant Football Academy	Theodore Whitmore^[23]	Sue-Lae McCalla	CONSERVE IT Limited
Portmore United Football Club	Phillip Williams^[24]		Kemtek Development & Construction Limited
Tivoli Gardens Football Club	Jerome Waite^[25]		JN Money
Treasure Beach Football Club	Omar Wedderburn^[26]		none
Vere United Football Club	Linval Dixon^[27]		none
Waterhouse Football Club	Marcel Gayle^[28]	Kemar Foster	Bert's Auto Parts

Source: Admiral - Jamaica Premier League Store

Note

• All kits were exclusively manufactured by Admiral Sportswear from an agreement signed between the league and sport-ware company in 2022.
• Arnett Gardens, Humble Lions, Treasure Beach & Vere United began the season without front shirt sponsors.
• All kits (shirts and shorts) display logos of the league's title sponsor, Wray & Nephew, and affiliate sponsors Proven and JustBet.

Managerial Changes

Team	Outgoing Manager	Manner of Departure	Date of Vacancy	Incoming Manager	Date of Appointment
Arnett Gardens	Paul Davis	End of Contract	11 July 2023	Xavier Gilbert	21 August 2023^[29]
Dunbeholden	Harold Thomas	End of Contract	11 July 2023	Lenworth Hyde Jr.	August 2023^[30]
Tivoli Gardens	Jermaine Johnson	Mutual Consent	11 July 2023	Jerome Waite	August 2023^[31]

Regular Season

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mount Pleasant	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals)
2	Waterhouse	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
3	Tivoli Gardens	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6	Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals)
4	Portmore United	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
5	Arnett Gardens	4	1	2	1	7	5	+2	5
6	Humble Lions	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
7	Vere United	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
8	Montego Bay United	4	1	2	1	2	4	−2	5
9	Cavalier	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
10	Treasure Beach	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
11	Harbour View	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	2
12	Molynes United	4	0	2	2	2	8	−6	2
13	Lime Hall	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1	Relegation to Tier II
14	Dunbeholden	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	1

Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2023. Source: [1]

Results

Home \ Away	ARN	CAV	DUN	HAR	HUM	LIM	MBU	MOL	MTP	POR	TIV	TRE	VER	WAT
Arnett Gardens	—		0–0								1–3
Cavalier		—												1–1
Dunbeholden			—							0–2
Harbour View	2–2	1–3		—	2–2
Humble Lions					—			1–1				1–0
Lime Hall						—	0–0							1–3
Montego Bay United		1–0					—
Molynes United	0–4							—	1–3				0–0
Mount Pleasant			3–0						—	1–0
Portmore United										—		3–1
Tivoli Gardens											—		1–2	3–0
Treasure Beach						1–0						—
Vere United							1–1						—
Waterhouse							3–0							—

Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2023. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

Source:

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	6							1
	3
	5							2
	4														3rd place match

Results

Quarter Finals

 ()

First Leg

	v

 ()

Second Leg

	v

Winner on aggregate advances to the semi-finals.

---

 ()

First Leg

	v

 ()

Second Leg

	v

Winner on aggregate advances to semi-finals.

Semi-Finals

 ()

First Leg

	v

 ()

Second Leg

	v

Winner on aggregate advances to JPL Finals.

---

 ()

First Leg

	v

 ()

Second Leg

	v

Winner on aggregate advances to JPL Finals.

Third Place Playoff

 ()

	v

Jamaica Premier League Finals

 ()

	v

Champions

Jamaica Premier League Champions

Season Statistics

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[32]
1	Justin Dunn	Tivoli Gardens	4
2	Kimani Arbouine	Arnett Gardens	3
	Javane Bryan	Waterhouse

Hat-tricks

Date	Player	Club	Match Result	Scored Against
12 November 2023	Justin Dunn	Tivoli Gardens	3-1	Arnett Gardens

Awards

Match Week Awards

Proven Player of the Week Award

Match Week	Player of the Week
	Player	Club
1	none awarded
2	Javane Bryan	Waterhouse
3	Alex Marshall	Portmore United
4	Justin Dunn	Tivoli Gardens

References

1. "Dates for 2023-24 season confirmed". Jamaica Observer. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
2. "Mount Pleasant lift first Premier League title". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
3. "Wray and Nephew returns as Premier League sponsor after 16 years". Jamaica Observer. 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
4. "Powerade Finals Rematch, Boom El Clasico set for National Heroes weekend". jamaica-star.com. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
5. "JPL pre-season match set to go despite Arnett Gardens curfew". Jamaica Observer. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
6. "Boom El Clasico postponed". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
7. "Arnett Gardens vs Waterhouse rescheduled for Wednesday". Jamaica Observer. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
8. Masters, Diwani (2022-10-18). "Arnett Gardens FC wins inaugural Boom El Clasico". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
9. "Arnett retain Boom El Clasico". jamaica-star.com. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
10. "POSTPONEMENT NOTICE | JPL GAMES | OCT, 29 2023 – Jamaica Premier League". 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
11. Fraser, Dwight (2023-10-27). "Jamaica Premier League -match day two games suspended". IRIE FM. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
12. "Portmore prevail in JPL derby". jamaica-star.com. 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
13. "Waite's successful return to Arnett in JPL". Jamaica Observer. 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
14. "Faulkland relegated after 2-0 defeat". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
15. "Jamaica - Arnett Gardens FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
16. "Jamaica - Cavalier SC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
17. "Jamaica - Dunbeholden FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
18. "Jamaica - Harbour View FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
19. "Jamaica - Humble Lions - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
20. "Jamaica - Lime Hall Academy FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
21. "Jamaica - Molynes United FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
22. "Jamaica - Montego Bay United FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
23. "Jamaica - Mount Pleasant Academy FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
24. "Jamaica - Portmore United FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
25. "Jamaica - Tivoli Gardens FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
26. "Jamaica - Treasure Beach FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
27. "Jamaica - Vere United FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
28. "Jamaica - Waterhouse FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
29. "Arnett Gardens look to Gilbert for better". jamaica-star.com. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
30. Bailey, Robert (2023-08-11). "'Teacher' Hyde takes charge of Dunbeholden". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
31. "Coach Waite targets Tivoli Gardens football revival". Jamaica Observer. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
32. "Player Stats – Jamaica Premier League". 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-11-11.